PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Italy
47
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Bologna
3
Casale Monferrato
4
Ferrara
7
Florence
15
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
3
Milan
1
Modena
3
Naples
4
Padua
2
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
4
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
3
Production method
Manuscript
45
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
41
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
13
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
2
never
8
none visible
23
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
23
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
6
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
16
7
6
8
4
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
47
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
44
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
35
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
24
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
3
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
15
n/a
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
2
French
23
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
40
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
10
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
11
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
15
n/a
2
poor
5
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
2
brown
26
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
flourished
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
19
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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